Printing-press



G. FUSSELL.

PRINTING PRESS.

A P P L C A T l O N F l L E D l U L Y 2 7 l 1 9 2 0 Patented Dec. 2 8,1920.

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PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27. 1920.

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GEORGE FUSSELL, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

PRINTING-PRESS.

Application filed July 27, 1920.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnome FUssnLL, a citizenof the United States, and residing at Cincinnati. in the county ofHamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Printing-Presses, of which the following specification is a fulldisclosure.

This invention relates to a printing press, which may be characterizedas of jumbo length, for printing in a single impression operation uponthe full length of a record strip for mechanical music players, forprinting interpretation, score and other indicia of the musical workmechanically reproduced, and for printing words, phrases and syllablesof words of a song along the strip in relation to particular noteapertures of the strip.

An object of the invention is to provide a printing machine for printingupon long strips or webs of paper as a record strip for music rolls ofmechanical players, with a printiug platen and inking platen adjacentand contiguously arranged and unitarily movable beneath a stationarytype-carrying printinghead in a direction at right angles or cross wiseof the head and against the head. The crosswise motion of the platenbeing oscillatory for alternately positioning the platens beneath theprinting-head and for bringing the printing platen from a horizontalposition beneath the head to an angular plane in front of the head,freely accessible for manually depositing upon or removing the stripsfrom the platen.

Another object of the invention is to mount the type upon a web andremovably mount the type-carrying web upon the printing-head. Thisprovides for conveniently and accurately mounting the type upon andalong the type-carrying web in a definite relation and gaging toparticular note apertures of the record strip to be printed upon.

A further object of the invention is to provide a press whereupon theprintinghead is stationary and whereupon the sheets or strips placeduponthe platen are moved to contact therewith.

An additional object is to provide a storage rack for the unprintedsheets, the same being mounted upon the printing-head directly above thesaid head, to enable the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 192%.

Serial No. 399,255.

sheets to be conveniently placed upon the platen, the placing operationbeing nerformed by two persons only. i

Another object is to provide a type sheet attached to the printing-headin such a manner as to insure a taut condition of the said type sheet,to give a perfect type impression throughout the length of the musicsheet.

@ther objects and certain advantages will appear in the description andreference is made to the drawings forming a part of this specification,in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my press, a portion of the same onlybeing shown and the type sheets omitted.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on line 2, 2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail vertical transverse section of theprinting-head and type sheet held thereon.

Fig. l is an enlarged detail section through the rocking frame on line4e, 4-, Fig. 2, showing the method of attaching the platen and ink-sheetsupporting boards.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail plan of the method of attaching the frontL-iron rails to the rocking frames, taken on line 5, 5 Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail side elevation further illustrating theconstruction shown in Fig. 5, the position of the lL-iron being shown indot and dash lines.

Fig. 7 an enlarged detail end elevation of the type-sheet attachment andtension device.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective of the end of a type-sheet.

Fig. 9 is an elevation of one of the attachment rods for holding theedges of the type-sheets within the type-sheet tension device.

Fig. 10 is a detail edge elevation showing the manner of positioning thetype-sheet tension devices.

Fi 11 is a fragmentary detail plan showing tie method of attaching themetal type to the type-sheet.

Figs. 12 and 13 are respectively sections on lines 12, 12, and 13, 13,of Fig. 11.

Fig. leis a view illustrating the action of the type-sheet tensiondevice.

Fig. 15 is a face view, on a reduced scale, of a portion of a printedmusic sheet.

The description of the machine in general will be directed to itsparticular use of printing, upon a perforated or apertured music rollstrip, known as a music roll, various kinds of characters, marks, wordsand syllables comprising the words of a song, adjacent certain noteapertures of the strip, for the benefit ofthe performer or singer, andfor the rendition of the musical work, so that the printed matter bearsa definite correlation to the note apertures, in the same manner as thenotes and words in a printed sheet of a musical composition, or in aspecial arrangement for an artistic interpretation of a musical work.

The apertures in the strip of paper are of assorted lengths, the lengthscorrespond- "ing to the score notes, short apertures representing thequarter notes, long apertures the half notes, the longest apertures thefull notes, etc., so that the printed matter may be arranged withrelation to the apertures, to enable the operator to readily follow'themusical composition, and so that the printing bears a fixed relation tothe said note apertures upon all the sheets of the quantity printed inaccurate correspond- I ence to the master sheet.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a press supporting structurecomprising a series of frames 1, equally spaced, and each formed toprovide a horizontal printinghead supporting arm 2, and bearings 3, 4,at the base of the frame, for the purposes hereinafter described.Through the bearing 3 of each frame is placed a shaft 7, designed to tiethe series of frames together in suitably spaced relations, and to forma fulcrum for weighted balancing levers 8, placed adjacent each frame 1,and capable of oscillation about the shaft 7. The forward end of eachlever provides a bearing lever arm 9 and the opposite end is weighted asat 10.

A series of triangular frames 15, provided with bearings 16, are fixedupon a shaft 17, the said shaft traversing the bearings 9 and 16 ofrespectively the balancing levers 8 and frames 15. The top 20, of eachframe 15, is of gable-like formation, of inverted T-shaped crosssections, and wood fillers or anchoring strips 21 are attached at eachside thereof, to which tongue or groove facing or sheathing strips 22are fastened, the 'sameextending the full length of the press,connecting the frames, and forming oppositely inclined tables 23 and 24respectively serving as printing and ink distributing platens.Half-round longitudinal guide strips 28 are provided for recessing thetable surfaces and forming guides or holders for the tables, the sheetsto be printed being deposited upon the table or platen 23 between thestrips and an ink pad upon the table or platen 24.

At thejfront and rear of the frames 15,

adjacent the T-shaped top 20, and connecting the said frames are L-irons25, trussed longitudinally as at 26 between each frame and tiedtransversely as at 27. The frames 15, tongue and groove strips 22, shaft17 trusses and ties form a rigid oscillating table structure balanced bythe weighted levers 8 and designed for operation in a manner hereinafterdescribed.

Upon an end frame 1 of the structure is mounted a stub shaft 31 andmounted therein is a sprocket wheel 32, provided with an adjustablecrank pin 33, to which is attached a pitman 34, its opposite end beingpivoted as at 35 to a lug 36, forming a part of a sliding rack 37, heldin suitable guides 38, adjacent the end frame 1. A power shaft 40traverses the bearing support 41 of the shaft 7 and upon the said powershaft are mounted a pulley 42 and sprocket wheel 43, the said sprocketwheel being connected by the usual chain 44 with the wheel 32. Meshedwith the teeth of the rack 37 is a gear 45 mounted rigidly upon a sleeve46 of a crank 47 the said sleeve being rotatably mounted upon a stubshaft 48 stepped in the bearing 4 of the end frame. A. pin 50, upon theend of the crank 47 engages the end of a lever 51, the opposite end ofwhich is provided with a clutch head 52, traversed by the shaft 17, thesaid clutch head engaging a companion clutch member 53 rigidly attachedto the shaft 17, the said clutch head being set to position by a screw54. A rod 60, extending the full length of the press and suitablyattached to the front L-iron 25, is provided for operating theoscillating structure manually, and when so operating, the lever 51 andsimilar levers 51 are disengaged from the clutch members 53 and crank47, set as indicated in dot and dash lines in Fig. 1, and a foot rod51", shown in dot and dash lines, connects the ends of the levers 51throughout the length of the press, and this rod in conjunction with thetubular rod 60, above mentioned, forms the means for manual operation.

Attached to each frame 1 and extending forwardly therefrom, parallel andadjacent each frame 15, is an arm 65 provided with grooved rollers 66,acting as guides for a cable 67, attached at one end 68 centrally of thetables 23, 24, and at its opposite extremity to a counterbalancingweight 69 designed to assist in steadying the movements of the framestructure. Stop rollers 70 are placed at intervals at the back of theframe structure, the same being fastened to the rear L-iron 25, andmeans for limiting the forward movement of the frame structure isindicated at 7 0*.

The printinghead which extends throughout the length of the press isconstructed as follows:

Channel irons 71 are attached to the arms 2 by their upper flanges andwooden strips 71 placed and attached against the inner faces of thewebs. To the lower faces of the lower flanges is fastened a type-stripboard 72, covered upon its lower side with a rubber cushioning sheet orpad 73, to provide a yielding surface during the printing operation.Upon the upper faces of the lower flanges, cushion strips 74: arefastened to provide resilient surfaces for holding the type-sheet or webattaching and tension means generally indicated at 7 5.

Inasmuch as music sheets vary in length, and inasmuch as all sheets areaffected by temperature, and expand and contract, difficulty has beenexperienced in producing a music sheet whereon the characters andsymbols are properly printed relative to the music record apertures.

To overcome this difficulty and to make allowance for the expansion andcontraction in the music sheet, I provide typecarrying sheets 80 insections of varying lengths looped at their edges, as indicated at 81,and provide tension devices 83 of lengths corresponding to those of thetype-carrying sheets, the said tension devices being channeled as at 84,for the reception of needles 82, which are loosely inserted therewithinand locked by pins 86. The loops 81 are then passed over the needles andinto the grooves from the right end of the tension devices, (see Fig.10). One of the tension devices is then placed upon the rubber cushionstrip 7 1, and pins 90 are inserted thereabove, the same traversing thechannel iron 71 and wooden strips 71*, to securely hold the device inlocked position. The remaining tension device is then passed under theprinting-head to the opposite side, brought to a position with its longaxis in a vertical plane and its sheet-attaching edge resting upon therubber strip 74, (see Fig. l-fl), after which the said edge resting uponthe rubber strip, the device acting as a lever, is turned to a flatposition to tighten the type-sheet and is then looked in a mannerdescribed for the opposite tension member. The tension members arereinforced with metal wear strips 76, and a slot 77 is provided throughwhich the type sheet projects into the longitudinal channel 84:.

The type or type dies, whether of metal or rubber, are secured ormounted upon the type-carrying web preliminarily to mounting the webupon the printing-head. As the type dies must occupya definite relationto the particular music record strip apertures, it has been foundexpedient to initially place the record strip over the type-carrying weband stencil mark the aperture spaces upon the type-carrying web. Ifrubber stamp dies are employed, they are glued at their appropriateplaces upon the type-carrying web.

In Figs. 11, 12 and 13, I have shown a preferred method of securing themetal type dies upon the type-carrying web. For practising such amethod, the web is punched at appropriate points to provide apertures91. The type dies 92 are then placed against the face side of the weband secured to the web by solder, indicated at 93, Fig. 12, the solderpassing through the web aperture and adhering to the rear side of thedies and web at the rear side of the web, forming a rivet.

After the type dies have been secured to the type-carrying web, theopposite longitudinal ends of the web are secured within the anchoringstrips and the web is mounted upon the under or face side of theprinting head. as previously described. The anchoring strip, after beinginserted in position upon the opposite sides of the printing-head isfrictionally held in place between the pins 90 and elastic webbing orbeading strips 74.

An inking roll 101, mounted between arms 102, rests upon the ink pad103, the said arms being pivoted at 104 to the frames 1.

The action of the press is as follows:

Preparatory to the printing operation, the oscillating frame structureis brought to its mid-position, with the crank 47 set, as indicated atFig. 1, in this position of the crank, the oscillating frame structureis at its lowest point, giving sufiicient room for the convenientattachment of the type sheets, as before stated. After the typesheetshave been so placed, the press is set with the crank positioned at c, atwhich time the frame structure is in a position indicated by dot anddash lines, (see Fig. 1), with the ink-pad contacting the type. A sheetis then taken from the sheet rack 95, placed upon the platen table 23and rubber sheeting 96. Through the action of the mechanism abovedescribed, the oscillating frame structure is simultaneously rockedrearwardly and lowered, then raised during the continued rearwardrocking movement to bring the unprinted sheet in contact with thetypesheet. The action, however, is such that the final upward movementof the oscillating frame is substantially in a perpendicular plane tothe type face of the printing-head for a direct contact of the recordstrip with the type for making a sharp print finish. The inking platen,when the printing frame is at its opposite or forward end of itsoscillating stroke, likewise moves directly upward against the type toproperly ink the type. The amount of sidewise or oscillatory motion ofthe printing press at the forward or rearward ends of its strokes beingnegligible in respect to the rubbing action be tween the engaged partsof either the record strip or inking platen and type.

The printing frame therefore is reciprocative transversely with eachforward or return oscillating stroke, alternately bring ing theprinting'and inking platens into engagement with the printing-head ateach cycle when the frame is power driven by the crank arm. Under manualoperation, however, the printing frame can be repeatedly raised andlowered for making a number of impressions from one type inking.

The ink distributing roller passing over the surface of inkingplaten'twice with each printing-frame oscillating stroke, produces avery uniform distribution of the ink over the platen surface.

The platen at its forward position is adjacent a table 100 upon whichthe printed sheet can be conveniently placed.

The printing-frame being built up of a plurality of frames 15 then canbe divided or composed of a plurality of printing frame sections unitedin gangs for printing upon a maximum size of record strip to the fullcapacity length of the gang connecting sections, or the section may bedisconnected for printing records upon smaller lengths of music rollstrips, thus increasing the. latitude of the press. The maximum lengthof the press, therefore, need not be in operation or in commission forthe smaller lengths. Any number of sections can therefore beindependently in operation, while other sec tions are being set forother jobs; this construction also enables the extension or addition tobe easily made for increasing the length of the press.

As the record rolls are of considerable web length, it has-beenexperienced that to obtain an accurate and efficient production, theprinting must be done upon the sheet in the fiat and at a singleimpression, the press herein being designed to print upon a seventy footlength of strip. In this manner, the accurate position of the printedmatter with relation to the note apertures in the strip is assured andthe type can be more conveniently arranged upon the printing-head.

The action of the press is efficient and the construction simple anduniform type impressions are obtained throughout the length of the musicsheet. 7

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a frame structure having. aprinting -head,

' type carried by said printing-head, an oscillatory platen forsupporting a sheet to be printed, an ink-pad adjacent said platen andoscillating therewith, and means for bringing said platen and saidink-pad respectively and alternately in contact with said type to takeimpressions therefrom to deposit ink thereon.

2. In a device of the class described, a frame structure having aprinting-head, type carried by said printing-head, an oscillatoryunitary platen and ink-pad, and means for bringing said unitary platenand ink-pad respectively and alternately in contact with said type totake impressions therefrom and deposit ink thereon.

3. In a device of the class described, a frame structure having aprinting-head, type carried by said printing-head, a unitary platen andink-pad held upon oscillatory frames for coaction with said type,balancing levers rotatively attached to said frames and fulcrumed uponsaid frame structure, a shaft traversing said levers and said frames, anarm rigidly attached to said shaft and cooperating with a crank arm, aspur gear rigidly attached to said crank arm, a rack meshing with saidspur gear, a pitman attached to said rack, and means for oscillatingsaid rack.

4. In a device of the class described, a framestructure providing anoverhanging stationary printing-head, type dependingly carried by saidprinting-head, an oscillatory and transversely reciprocating printingframe mounted upon said frame structure, having longitudinallycontiguous paper supporting and inking platens, adapted to bealternately moved against said printinghead at relative oppositeoscillating stroke limits of said printing frame.

5. In a device of the class described, a frame structure providing astationary printing-head, type dependingly carried by said rinting-head,a printing frame hinged y mounted upon said frame structure, havinglongitudinal contiguous paper supporting and inking platens, adapted tobe alternately moved against said printinghead.

6. In a device of the class described, a frame structure providing anoverhanging stationary printing-head, a web having type dies mountedthereon removably secured upon the printing-head, an oscillatory andtransversely reciprocating printing-frame mounted upon saidframestructure, having longitudinal contiguous paper supporting and inkingplatens, adapted to be alternately moved against said printing-head atrelatively opposite oscillating stroke limits of said printing-frame.

7. In a machine of the class described, a frame structure having anoverhanging stationary printing-head, a printing-frame havinglongitudinally contiguous paper-supporting and inking platens, and meanspivotally mounted upon said frame structure and pivotally connectingwith said frame, whereby said printing-frame can be moved to and fromand transversely beneath said printinghead.

8. In a machine of the class described, a frame structure having anoverhanging stationary printing-head, a printing-frame movably mountedupon said frame Structure, having longitudinally contiguous papersupporting and inking platens, whereby said I assesses platens areadapted in a movement transverse of said printing-head to be disposedalternately rotiperatively beneath said printing-head.

9. In a machine of the class described, a frame structure provided witha printinghead, and a printing-frame having longitudinally contiguouspaper supporting and inking platens, adapted to alternately cooperatewith said printing-head.

10. In a machine of the class described, a frame structure provided witha printinghead, and a printing-frame having longitudinally contiguouspaper supporting and inking platens, disposed at relatively oppositeangular planes and adapted to alternatcly coiiperate with saidprinting-head.

11. In a machine of the class described, a frame structure having anoverhanging stationary printing-head, a printing-frame, fulcraconnections for mounting said print ing frame upon said frame structureand adapting said printing-frame to be reached in angular directionsradially toward the printing-head and transversely thereto.

12. In a machine of the class described, a frame structure having anoverhanging depending printing-head, a printing-frame having fulcrasupporting connections for hingedly sustaining said printing-frame andadapting the same to be rocked in angular directions radially toward theprintinghead and transversely thereto.

13. In a machine of the class described, a stationary dependinglysupported printing-head, a printing-frame beneath said printing-headhaving fulcra supportin connections for hingedly sustaining saicprinting-frame, and adapting the same to be rocked in angular directionstoward and from said printing-head and transversely thereto, andprovided with longitudinally contiguous web supporting and inkingplatens.

1' In a machine of the class described, a frame having a dependinglysupported pl'intinghead, a printing-fra1ne having a work supportingplaten, a lever mechanism pivotally mounted upon said frame andpivotally connecting with and sustaining said frame, adapting said frameto be reciprocated to lift the printing platen against said head andoscillated to move the platen transversely from beneath the head.

15. In a machine of the class described, a fume having a dependinglysupported printing head, a printing-frame having a work supportingplaten, lever mechanism mounted for supporting and pivotally sustainingsaid frame at one side of its fut crum and weighted at its opposite sidefor counterbalancing said printing-frame in elevating motions with saidlever, and means for stabilizing said printing-frame in its oscillatingmotion upon said lever til mechanism, said printing-frame oscillatingupon said lever mechanism for moving the printing platen transversely ofthe print ing-head and reciprocating with the oscillation of said levermechanism for elevating said platen against the printing-head.

16. In a machine of the class described, a frame having a dependinglysupported printing-head, a printing-frame having a Work supportingplaten, counterbalanced swinging printing-frame supporting meanspivotally connecting with said printingframe, weight means forstabilizing said printing-frame in its oscillation upon said supportingmeans, and power driving crank devices connecting with saidprintingframe, for oscillating said frame in angular directions formoving the work supporting platen beneath and against the printingheador contra.

17 In a machine of the class described, a frame having a dependinglysupported printing-head, a printing-frame having longitudinallycontiguous paper supporting and inking platens, means for rockinglysupporting said printing-frame, adapting the same to be oscillated andelevated for bringing said platens alternately into cooperation withsaid printing-head, and hingedly supported ink distributing rollersengaging said inking platen, and traversing over the same with eachrocking stroke of said printing-frame.

18. In a machine of the class described, a frame having a dependinglysupported printing-head, a printing-frame having longitudinally contiuous paper supporting and inking platens, said platens disposed atrelatively opposite angular planes, means for rockingly supporting saidprinting-frame, adapting the same to be oscillated and elevated forbringing said platens alternately into cooperation with saidprinting-head, and hingedly supported ink distributing rollers engagingsaid inking platen and traversing over the same with each rocking strokeof said printing-frame.

19. In a machine of the class described, a frame having a dependinglysupported printing-head, a printing-frame having longitudinallycontiguous paper supporting and inking platens, said platens disposed atrelatively opposite angular planes, means for rockingly supporting saidprintingframe, adapting the same to be oscillated and elevated forbringing said platens alternately into cooperation with saidprintingdiead, hingedly supported ink distributing rollers engaging saidinking platen and traversing over the same with each rocking stroke ofsaid printing-frame, and means for counterbalancing said frame in itselevating motions, and means for stabilizing said frame in itsoscillating motions.

20. In a printing machine, a printinghead, a type-die carrying Web,adapted to be tautly covered by the face of said printing-head, meansfor securing said Web upon the printing-head, comprising a pair ofanchoring strips respectively engaging with the opposite edges of saidWebs and removably secured upon said printing-head, each anchoring striphaving a longitudinal Web and receiving groove, and a rod engaged 10Within a looped end of said Web and mounted Within said strip grooves.

In Witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name.

GEORGE FUSSELL.

Witness L. A. BECK.

